Big budget Bihu committees with a budget of Rs 20 to 40 lakh are also back in Assam. (file)
Guwahati:
the sound of drum And pepa A traditional musical instrument – is in the air in Assam as the state prepares to celebrate its biggest festival, Rongali Bihu, marking the Assamese New Year starting tomorrow.
The Bihu festival in the last two years has been silent due to the pandemic. However, this time the government has allowed celebrations without any restrictions.
The state has reported only one COVID case in the last two weeks.
The week-long festival will be celebrated with music, dance and new clothes, but the rise in prices is also a major concern in the state markets.
Guwahati resident Vinod said, “The prices of Bihu items have gone up, it is related to the overall inflation, but in reality, the local cloth weavers are still not getting good price for their Bihu weaving.”
“For the last two years, there was no Bihu, no Bihu workshop. This time 400 girls, boys have registered for Bihu training and we are training them with traditional equipments like. drum, pepa And GagonaGuwahati-based Bihu trainer Bolin Chandra Bora said.
The state government has also given ‘Bihu Financial Assistance’ to Bihu organizers – a grant of Rs 1.50 lakh each to each of the Bihu committees that are more than 10 years old.
Big budget Bihu committees with a budget of Rs 20 to 40 lakh are also back. The budget has increased due to the rise in inflation.
Kailash Sarma, a prominent Bihu organizer of Latashil said, “Total price hike, inflation has affected the Bihu budget, even the famous artistes have increased their fee, so we have to increase the Bihu budget. are bound.”
Bihu Economy – Bihu is a once a year occasion for singers, dancers, musicians, cloth vendors, festivities, price rise has put a damper on.
Guwahati resident Vinod said, “The prices of Bihu items have gone up, it is related to overall inflation, but the local cloth weavers are still not getting good price for their Bihu weaving.”